The majority of Slovenia's population is Slovenian (over 88%). Hungarians and Italians have the status of indigenous minorities under the Constitution of Slovenia, which guarantees them seats in the National Assembly. Most other minority groups, particularly those from the former Yugoslavia, immigrated after World War II for economic reasons. The majority of Slovenians are Roman Catholic, though the country also has a small number of Protestants, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Slovenian language is a Slavic language, written in the Roman script. The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia was adopted by the Slovenian National Assembly (Državni zbor) on December 23, 1991. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Macedonian Government Socialist republic President  - 1945 - 1953 Ivan Ribar  - 1991 Stjepan Mesić Prime Minister  - 1945 - 1963 Josip Broz Tito  - 1989 - 1991 Ante Marković Historical era Cold War  - Proclamation November 29, 1943  - UN membership October 24, 1945  - Constitution February 21, 1974  - Secessions... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as: the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, having maintained unbroken the link between its clergy and the Apostles by means of Apostolic Succession. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Slovenian or Slovene (slovenski jezik or shortly slovenščina) belongs to the family of South Slavic languages. ... The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) comprise the languages of the Slavic peoples. ...

In 1991, about 18,000 permanent residents of Slovenia who were citizens of other former Yugoslav republics decided not to apply for Slovenian citizenship. However, the government at the time also removed their residency status without informing them. These people were later called the erased. Despite the fact that the removal of residency status was proclaimed illegal in several Constitutional Court rulings, there are still around 4,000 of them who have no legal status of any kind. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Demographics of Slovenia, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population: 2,003,584 (September 2005 est.) Image File history File links Slovenia_demography. ... Image File history File links Slovenia_demography. ... Possible meanings: Faro Airport (Portugal) Federation of Astrobiology Organizations Financial Aid Office Food and Agriculture Organization This page expands a three-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language. ...

Age structure:
0-14 years: 14% (male 145,016/female 137,012)
15-64 years: 70.6% (male 715,629/female 704,079)
65 years and over: 15.4% (male 118,298/female 191,036) (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.05% (2006 est.)

Birth rate: 9.35 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate: 9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate: 1.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.57 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.86 years
male: 70.97 years
female: 78.97 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.28 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Slovenian(s)
adjective: Slovenian or Slovene

Ethnic groups: Slovenian 83.06%, Croat 1.81%, Serb 1.98%, Bosniak 1.10%, Italian 0.11%, Hungarian 0.32%, Roma 0.17%, unknown 11.45% (2002) Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) or christian turks are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... The Bosniaks (Bosnian: Bošnjaci, IPA: ) are a South Slav people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro, with a smaller autochthonous population also present in Kosovo and Macedonia. ... Tzigane redirects here; for the composition by Maurice Ravel, see Tzigane (Ravel). ...

Religions: Roman Catholic 57.8%, Protestant 0.9%, Orthodox Christian 2.3%, Muslim 2.4%, atheist 10.1%, other 26.5% (2002) The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as: the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, having maintained unbroken the link between its clergy and the Apostles by means of Apostolic Succession. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... The 18th-century French author Baron dHolbach was one of the first self-described atheists. ...

Languages: Slovenian (official), Italian and Hungarian also official in designated municipalities. Slovenia is divided into 210 municipalities (občine, singular - občina), of which 11 have urban status. ...

Slovenian 87.7%, Croatian 2.8%, Serbo-Croatian 1.8%, Bosnian 1.6%, Serbian 1.6%, Hungarian 0.4%, Albanian 0.4%, Macedonian 0.2%, Romani 0.2%, Italian 0.2%, German 0.1%, other 0.1% (Russian, Montenegrin, Czech, Ukrainian, English, Slovak, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Chinese, French, Bulgarian, Arabic, Spanish, Croato-Serbian, Dutch, Vlach, Rusin, Greek, Swedish, Danish), unknown 2.7% (2002) Serbo-Croatian or Croato-Serbian (also Croatian or Serbian, Serbian or Croatian) (srpskohrvatski or cрпскохрватски or hrvatskosrpski or hrvatski ili srpski or srpski ili hrvatski), earlier also Serbo-Croat, was an official language of Yugoslavia (along with Slovenian, Macedonian). ... Serbian (српски језик; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... Romani (or Romany) is the language of the Roma and Sinti, peoples often referred to in English as Gypsies. The Indo-Aryan Romani language should not be confused with either Romanian (spoken by Romanians), or Romansh (spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland), both of which are Romance languages. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Serbo-Croatian or Croato-Serbian (srpskohrvatski or hrvatskosrpski), earlier also Serbo-Croat, was an official language of Yugoslavia (along with Slovenian and Macedonian). ... Vlach language may refer to any of the Eastern Romance languages that are spoken in South-Eastern Europe: Romanian Istro-Romanian Aromanian Megleno-Romanian See also Vlachs Timočka Krajina This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Rusin (meaning literally Rusyn, Ruthenian) is a Slavic language/dialect spoken in north-western Serbia and eastern Croatia (therefore also called Yugoslavo-Ruthenian, Vojvodina-Ruthenian or Bačka-Ruthenian). ...

Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA%
female: NA% World literacy rates by country The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. ...

See also

• Slovenia

External links

• Demography and Social Statistics of Slovenia, SURS
• Results of the 2002 census, SURS